From the Valley of the Wicked to the Town of Demons

In the capital, outside the Yamen of the Zhenyao Division.

Lin Xiaochuan inquired all the way, and after wandering around for more than an hour, he finally found the location of the town monster, but when he looked up, he saw a sea of ​​people.

"Isn't it true that this demon town master is so famous? Recruiting someone will cause a sensation?"

Lin Xiaochuan was dumbfounded. He originally wanted to join in the fun, but he didn't expect it to be so "lively".

"Looking at the appearance of Xiongtai, it is the first time participating."

Just when Lin Xiaochuan was stunned, a rogue came over and talked to him with a smile.

"My dear friend, I hope to enlighten you, why is this demon town so busy recruiting people?"

When Lin Xiaochuan saw someone talking to him, it couldn't be better, so he cupped his fists and asked.

"This is..."

Poppi looked at him with a smirk on his face, Lin Xiaochuan understood immediately, and took out two pieces of silver from his bosom.

After collecting the money, Poppi's chatterbox opened up, telling Lin Xiaochuan slowly.

"Although the work of the demon master is dangerous, it is not onerous, especially in this important place in the capital, where there are so many demons and ghosts, so it seems dangerous, but it is actually an idle job.

Moreover, the Zhenyao Division is independent of the Sanfa Division and has arbitrary power, so the people in the Division have a lot of power. Even if they jointly handle the case with other yamen, they are still half a head taller.

The natural salary is considered high among the same level.

Especially this time, the town demon division recruited Yulinwei, and the requirements were not very high, all he needed was a ninth-rank martial artist who could read and write.

That's why there are a lot of applicants, and that's how it is today. "

After Poppi finished speaking, Lin Xiaochuan knew what was going on. It was nothing more than the Yamen of the Demon Lord. Usually, there was less work and more money, and the requirements for recruitment were not high, so too many people came to sign up, and today's grand event happened.

He paid Popi another penny and asked him to lead the way to sign up by himself. Sure enough, this Pompie had a lot of skills, and helped him put a stopper, and came to a man in charge.

The man didn't even look at Lin Xiaochuan, so he asked him his name and where he lived.

For this, Lin Xiaochuan had already prepared, reporting his name and where he came from.

Of course, he didn't report the Valley of the Wicked, otherwise this group of people would have been blown up. He just followed his master's instructions and reported his name. He came from Gushanling, Jinzhou, his original hometown.

Holding a wooden sign with a big "town" engraved on it, and a number "Bing Nineteen" on the back, which can be regarded as his "examination admission ticket", waiting for the number to be called at the door.

Squeezed in the crowd, Lin Xiaochuan looked towards the government office, and saw above the black lacquered gate hung three golden plaques with the words "Suppressing Demon Division", which was quite impressive.

Different from other yamen, the gate of Zhenyaosi is bigger, and the wall is also higher, it is four stories high, almost catching up with the city wall of the capital, which makes Lin Xiaochuan quite surprised, after all, this is only a mansion Ya, why build such a high wall.

Moreover, the wall is not red or brick-colored, but all painted black, which is very different from other government offices, not to mention very strange, but also reveals a gloomy chill.

Look at the guards at the gate, wearing black flying saucer helmets and black scale armor. There is a heart protection plate in the center of the scale armor, and the word "town" is engraved on it.

This is the famous Yulinwei, the vanguard of the Great Wei court to slay demons and demons, and also the guardian of the common people.

Fish scale guards are divided into four levels: copper, iron, silver, and gold. The specific level depends on the material of their "town" character.

Most of the fish-scale guards guarding the gate are in copper characters, that is, copper guards.This is the lowest, but also the largest number of fish scale guards.

Occasionally, some iron guards would appear, and it seemed that they were all small heads.

"This dress is really pretty."

The fish-scale guard's attire is very handsome, the flying saucer helmet is paired with the fish-scale armor, no matter how you look at it, it looks so heroic, Lin Xiaochuan has already imagined the scene of wearing this suit and slaying demons.

However, it is not easy to wear this suit. He has to defeat many competitors. It is said that this time, there are only [-] places for Yulinwei to be recruited by the demon town. Now, there are at least a thousand people in front of the gate. Competition is fierce.

If you only talk about the conditions for applying, Lin Xiaochuan thinks that he fully meets the conditions. After all, he is already a martial artist of the ninth rank, and the kung fu taught by his teacher...

He grew up in the valley since he was a child, and he has never fought against people in the world, and he doesn't know whether what he is practicing is a good martial arts.

As for the literary test, Mr. Liu in the valley taught him a lot, so it should be no problem to read and write. Well, at least he thinks it should be no problem.

The wait was torturous, and after about an hour, the gate of the town demon division finally opened.

"Listen to me, if you read the number, come in, if you don't read it, just wait for me.

Now, all the A-sized ones come in. "

I saw a big man, who looked like an iron guard, shouting at the crowd.As his words fell, some people held their own wooden signs and poured into the gate of the demon town.

"No, I'm C, how long will I have to wait?"

Lin Xiaochuan looked at the people who went in, at least there were more than 200 people, and it was estimated that within an hour, it would not be the next wave.

"Hehe, dear friend, I don't think you are a local, and you are here today to try your luck at the demon town?"

Just when Lin Xiaochuan was helpless, suddenly someone beside him came to strike up a conversation, and when he looked over, he found that it was a fat man.

"Yes, I am from Jinzhou."

Lin Xiaochuan bowed his hands politely, and the man returned the salute with a smile.

"If you say that this town demon master is really famous, he only recruited a group three months ago, and if he recruits again today, he can still have such a big scene.

Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced you yet. I'm a native of Beijing. My surname is Guo and my name is Xiang. I haven't asked Xiongtai yet. How should I be called? "

Holy crap, your name is Guo Xiang?
Lin Xiaochuan's eyes widened. Looking at this man, he has a bloated body, small eyes and curved nose. He is not too old. He is about 20 years old, less than [-] years old, but he looks so greasy...

In fact, it doesn't overlap with that eccentric girl in memory.

Cough cough, well, let's go too far.

"People from Jinzhou, surnamed Lin, surnamed Xiaochuan."

Lin Xiaochuan suppressed the complaints in his heart first, and politely reported the house.

"Hehe, it turns out that it is Brother Lin. If we can enter this demon town together, you and I will be colleagues. I hope Brother Lin will take care of you."

Guo Xiang said polite words, but as soon as the words fell, someone started to find fault.

"Guo Xiang, with your three-legged cat skills, you also want to enter the demon division?"

Following the sound, I saw a few big men walking in square steps, looked at Guo Xiang, then at Lin Xiaochuan, and smiled contemptuously.

"Mr. Gong, I never expected you to return to the capital."

Guo Xiang yelled at the leading man, but her mouth was firm and her body was very honest, so she hid behind Lin Xiaochuan.

"Hmph, I don't need to tell you that I won't come back, but I kindly remind you, don't meet me after the martial arts test, otherwise you will have to break a few bones."

After the man named Gong Laosan finished speaking, he clenched his fists hard, his joints creaked, and Guo Xiang shrank back in fright.

Not so trash.

Lin Xiaochuan sighed inwardly, looking at the back of Gong Laosan leaving, he couldn't help shaking his head.

Martial arts are brave and fierce, and there are often frictions, especially in the capital, where fish and dragons are mixed, and there are many people who have such small conflicts. Looking around, I found that many people are glaring at each other, wishing to show their fists now, and fight against each other. The opponent fell to the ground and called himself "Dad".

Looking at the scene, Lin Xiaochuan felt that it would be better to stay away, in case someone couldn't hold back and did it directly, he might suffer a catastrophe.

When Lin Xiaochuan came to a relatively remote position, before he could catch his breath, someone came over to strike up a conversation.

I saw that this was a guy dressed as a charlatan, and before he could speak, Lin Xiaochuan knew that this person must be for fortune-telling and divination, so he quickly waved his hand to signal that he was not dead.

"Little brother, I don't care about it, listen to me, I have a kind of pill here, which will give you infinite strength after taking it..."

Fuck, Ganqing sells medicine. Is the fortune-telling industry too competitive now?They all started to have side jobs.

"Herbal tea, herbal tea, when the weather is dry and the tongue is dry, when the summer heat is ventilated..."

"Daliwan, a secret recipe handed down from the ancestors, take one, and your ability will increase by three points..."

"Acupoint-opening hands, let your blood flow through, your fists are fast and your legs are strong..."

……

The outer circle is full of all kinds of vendors, who do everything, and even sell kebabs.

Well, Lin Xiaochuan didn't care about anything else, he really went to buy some kebabs, and ordered a bowl of tea and a pack of fried beans by the way, and sat there while waiting, drinking tea and eating skewers.

Everyone else was nervous, but this guy didn't feel nervous at all.

In fact, it was still there at the beginning, but now, it has completely disappeared.

After waiting for more than an hour, people came out one after another. Seeing their dejected looks, they should have failed in the martial arts and were eliminated.

Of course, there are also those who are arrogant, and they should be qualified, but I don't know if there will be another round of exams.

When almost all the characters with the word "A" came out, the man with the loud voice also stepped forward to stand in front of the crowd. This time, he called in all the people with the word "B". Obviously, Lin Xiaochuan had to wait until the next wave.

When Lin Xiaochuan was leisurely and leisurely, Guo Xiang came over, and he asked for some meat skewers with a playful smile, and sat next to Lin Xiaochuan.

"The taste of this meat skewer is not good. Another day, I will invite Brother Lin to Nail Alley. The meat skewers there are mellow and juicy, much better than this dry stuff..."

Guo Xiang is a typical self-acquaintance, and it is the first time to meet Lin Xiaochuan, but it feels like a good friend who has known each other for many years, which makes Lin Xiaochuan not know what to say for a while.

But Guo Xiang is from the capital and knows a lot about the local area, so chatting with him gave Lin Xiaochuan a lot of intuitive understanding of the capital.

For example, the structure of the capital.

The capital has a population of millions, and it is impossible to live in chaos, so it is divided into outer, inner, and imperial cities.

Ordinary people live in the outer city, and it is also the most populous and densest place.For example, what they are now is the outer city.

The inner city is the residence of the dignitaries, and there are several palaces, although they are all in the capital, people from the outer city rarely enter the inner city, it is completely two worlds.

As for the imperial city, as the name suggests, it is the residence of the emperor. It is usually heavily guarded and no one can enter without a warrant.

But it's also strange to say that most of the yamen in the capital are concentrated in the inner city, and only this town demon priest stays in the outer city.

It is said that it was because there was a demon suppressing tower in the demon suppressing department, in which the demons captured by Yulinwei were imprisoned. The court was afraid that these demons would sneak out, so they threw the demon suppressing department in the outer city.

In fact, it's not just the Demon Suppressing Division, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the God Detective House are all in the outer city. There is no other reason, because these two places have imprisoned many vicious people, so they are all thrown in the outer city.

"It seems that officials in the Wei court are afraid of death."

Lin Xiaochuan slandered, but he could understand it in his heart. After all, the higher the position, the more he cherished his life. This is human nature.

Chatting with people, the time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, that loud voice stepped out of the gate of the town demon division. Under his shout, the applicant with the word "C" can finally enter.

Standing up and straightening his clothes, Lin Xiaochuan followed the crowd and stepped over the threshold of the demon town.

There is a huge stone screen at the main entrance of Zhenyaosi, on which two mighty strong men are engraved on the left and right, one holding a long sword and the other holding a steel knife, staring closely at the demons and ghosts in the middle.

Lin Xiaochuan stopped for a few glances, and then saw the contempt in the soldiers' contemptuous eyes, so he showed an embarrassed smile, followed the flow of people, and passed by.

As a result, he was stunned as soon as he walked around the screen.

I saw that this was a big square. From the looks of it, the demon town occupies quite a large area. The yard inside the gate alone is the size of a football field. It turned out that this is the scene behind the stone screen of the gate.

On the square, there are four arenas, and there are four plum blossom-like things. There are only a few iron guards, who are gathering applicants. It seems that they need to register before they can go on stage.

"Hehe, Brother Lin, we might as well be in a group, so that we can take care of each other."

Guo Xiang on the side was obviously not the first time to apply for a recruit. Without waiting for Lin Xiaochuan to answer, he dragged him and ran to an iron guard familiarly, and handed him and Lin Xiaochuan's wooden cards for him to register.

"Well, Lin Xiaochuan, you go on the pile first, and if you can walk back and forth on the pile for a stick of incense, you will pass."

After Tiewei registered, he called people up in order. Lin Xiaochuan was the first one, and he was called up directly.

Lin Xiaochuan, who was stunned, responded, and came to the pile, and looked up. There were more than 50 piles, about two steps apart, and each one was taller than the other. The tallest one was nearly ten meters.

"Isn't this kid scared?"

"Hey, if you don't go up, you won't be able to catch up."

……

There was some booing from behind. After all, Tie Wei would light a stick of incense when he told everyone to take stakes. Now Lin Xiaochuan's stick was already on fire, but he didn't make any moves yet.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Xiaochuan bowed slightly. He learned a set of light kung fu and body skills from shopkeeper Tong Feiyan Tong in the valley since he was a child. After arriving at Gaoshen, the hundred-foot-high cliff is like walking on flat ground.

boom!
Lin Xiaochuan moved his body, raised his dantian energy, stepped on his foot hard, and the stone brick cracked, which made the iron guard beside him frown slightly.

He didn't step on the first three stakes at all, but with this jump, he directly reached the fourth stake.

"It's so easy."

Some people clapped their hands and applauded, and the eyes of the surroundings were attracted.

Lin Xiaochuan's speed was extremely fast, and more than 50 piles came to an end in a blink of an eye, and here, he reached another difficult point.

The place on the pile is very small, only enough to stand on one foot, so it is more difficult to turn around and get down.

Many applicants fell under this link, so under this pile, there are two bronze guards standing, ready to catch those who fall.

But Lin Xiaochuan didn't need them to pick him up. He jumped, tapped the stake lightly, and did a backflip directly in the air. He was doing a 180-degree turn and changed direction easily.

Then he came down quickly, no longer running, but jumping, stepping over several piles in one step, and reached the starting point under the piles in a blink of an eye.

"Bing Nineteen, Lin Xiaochuan, Jinzhou, pass."

Amidst the applause of everyone, the iron guard in charge shouted, and then pulled out Lin Xiaochuan's stick of incense and replaced it with another.

Taking back his wooden token, Lin Xiaochuan stepped aside, and Guo Xiang was next. He was very curious about how he could pass this test with his bloated figure.

In the end, Guo Xiang actually passed the test. Don't look at him as fat, but he is a flexible and fat man.

It's just that this process is really difficult to describe in words. If Lin Xiaochuan is chic and elegant, then Guo Xiang is completely messed up.

He almost failed to stand still several times, but relying on his excellent balance, he was still safe and sound, but that was really not flattering, and Lin Xiaochuan was sweating for him when he saw it.

With his weight, if he falls, those bronze guards may not be able to catch it...

The pass rate of this test is not low, as high as [-]%. Obviously, it is not the first time for many people to come to Zhenyaosi to apply for recruitment, so they have done their homework for these items.

After the first test was over, it was time for the second test. This time, it turned out to be a comparison of strength.

There are two stone piers on the left and right, raise your hands, and walk fifty steps forward, and you will be considered qualified.

During this period, you can't land, you can't stop, you can only keep walking, and you can let go after passing the red line fifty steps away.

This time, Lin Xiaochuan was not the first one, but the last one.

This is the rule, the first item is from front to back, while the second item is from back to front.

Lin Xiaochuan felt that this rule was too humane, which allowed him to take a look at the way of this test.

Both stone piers have an iron handle, and it seems that they weigh no less than fifty catties.

This requires a lot of arm strength, not to mention carrying him for fifty steps. Lin Xiaochuan thinks that strength is not what he is good at, but this test is not difficult for him.

"Brother Lin, I'll go first."

Guo Xiang was in front of Lin Xiaochuan, so after saying hello to Lin Xiaochuan, he left first.

He bowed slightly, picked up the two stone piers, and after a loud roar, he lifted the two stone piers with veins popping out of his face, obviously it was not easy.

But with a sigh of relief, after picking up the stone pier, he started to run wildly, with the fat on his face, the scene was quite joyful.

But his strength is not in vain. It didn't take long to reach the distance of fifty steps. Lin Xiaochuan estimated his speed. At least in this group, he can be ranked among the top three.

That is to say, although Guo Xiang is fat, his strength, especially his foot strength, is superior to most of the applicants.

"Haha, it's a fluke, we'll see Brother Lin next."

Guo Xiang came over.Passing the test made him feel very excited. Although there were beads of sweat on his face, it was sweat of happiness.

Lin Xiaochuan smiled, arched his hands, and walked towards the starting point. He bowed down, held the stone pier with both hands, and tried to lift it. As expected, the weight was about fifty catties.

An ordinary person would definitely not be able to lift this weight, but as a martial artist, this weight is not too difficult. Even for a ninth-rank martial artist, the arm strength of fifty catties can only be regarded as a medium level.

This is the same as the conditions they applied for. Ninth-rank martial arts can be regarded as the entry level of martial arts.

Martial arts are divided into nine ranks, the ninth rank is the lowest, and the first rank is the highest.

Among them, the ninth rank, eighth rank and seventh rank are called martial arts by the world, and it is difficult to be elegant. They are often described as vulgar and only know brute force.

And the sixth, fifth, and fourth ranks are different. They are called martial arts masters and are respected by the world.

As for the third-rank, second-rank and first-rank, they are called Martial Dao Grandmasters. People in this realm can almost walk sideways in the world, especially when they reach the first-rank realm, they can be called land gods, who can fly with a sword.

But now in the whole Great Wei, ever since Zimei Taoist of Yijian Mountain failed to step through the void, died and disappeared, and his cultivation was returned to this world, it has been more than 200 years in the rivers and lakes, and no first-rank has appeared.

Well, let's go further, let's take a look at the scene of the demon town.

With a surge of Qi in his dantian, Lin Xiaochuan raised the stone pier with both arms, and before he could stand still, he rushed out at such a fast speed that before everyone could react, he crossed the red line.

Throwing the two stone blocks, Lin Xiaochuan gasped for several breaths. His arm strength is relatively average. Although he is a little bigger than ordinary people, he does not have much advantage compared with other warriors of the same level.

So he made up for it with speed. After all, his foot strength is still good.

The most important thing in Feiyan's skill is foot strength. Without this, how can one rely on flying over the eaves and slipping into other people's boudoir.

Keke, it's getting farther away again.

Lin Xiaochuan passed the second test. Looking around, the other groups were basically over. Those who were eliminated had already gone out, and there were still about a hundred people left.

This time, there are [-] places for the recruiting of the Demon Suppressing Division, and only the word "C" left so many. I am afraid that the following test will not be easy.

Sure enough, the iron guard who was in charge of their group signaled for everyone to gather over, and he was going to talk about the following test rules.

"Wait a minute, you take turns going to the arena. There will be three iron guards in the arena. They will take turns to choose an opponent from among you to take the stage. As long as you can pass ten moves with him, you will pass."

After Tie Wei finished speaking, he took them directly to a ring regardless of whether they understood or not.

On this arena, there were indeed three iron guards standing, one with a knife, one with a stick, and one with an empty hand.

"Hey, boy, I think you are good at martial arts, let's do some tricks."

The iron guard with the knife pointed at Lin Xiaochuan, after all, he was the most eye-catching one in this group.

"Old Guo, why are you robbing me? I fell in love with this kid first."

The iron guard with the stick looked displeased, and immediately stopped him, wanting to rob him with the iron guard with the knife.

"Stop arguing, this person is mine, come on, kid, come up and let's make gestures."

The bare-handed Tiewei quit, and he also wanted to fight Lin Xiaochuan.

Ever since, the three of them quarreled directly in the arena, and they were almost about to fight.

"Or, the three of you go together."

When a voice came, the three people on the stage immediately turned their heads to look, and found that the words were actually spoken by Lin Xiaochuan.

"Don't be too arrogant. I think you have a calm breath, but your foundation is not deep. You are a ninth-rank martial artist. In Zhenyaosi, the iron guards among the fish scale guards are all above eighth rank. You can understand the gap. .”

The iron guard with the sword frowned. They fought for Lin Xiaochuan because Lin Xiaochuan was good at kung fu. Warriors like to compete with the strong, but being so arrogant is another matter.

"Of course I understand that the ninth rank is only considered as the entry level of martial arts, and the eighth rank is considered a real warrior."

Lin Xiaochuan nodded, expressing that he knew the difference, but he still wanted to give it a try. After all, being able to survive ten rounds under the hands of three eighth-rank warriors at the same time is considered a skill.

"Forget it, this person is Lao Guo, you take action, he needs a lesson."

The iron guard with the stick shook his head, turned around and jumped off the ring, and the unarmed iron guard did the same, turned over and fell off.

"Come on, let me let you know the difference between the ninth grade and the eighth grade."

The iron guard holding the knife had a serious expression, he was serious, and was going to teach Lin Xiaochuan a lesson.

However, neither he nor Lin Xiaochuan knew that their competition had already attracted the attention of a pair of beautiful eyes in the attic outside the venue.